Improvement in corsets



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163,433. Pateted May18,l75.

rNvENToR' L 7157 CM ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPHINE N. AMES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORSETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 163,433, dated May 18,1875; application filed Aprn 7, 1815.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, J osEPHINE N. AMES,

- of New York city, and State of New York,

have invented a certain new and uset'ul Improvement in Combined Corsetand Skirt-Supporter, of which the following is a specitication Thenature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of acorset, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawings, Figure lis a representation of back or rearview of my corset. Fig. 2 is a front view of same.

The body of my corset is made as usual in two parts of equal size andshape, the fronts A Aextending down the usual length. The side parts B Bextend down only to the waist, and have suitable gores for the bust. Atthe back the two parts are connected and adjusted by means of elasticstraps G C, and buckles U C. These straps expand with each respiration,allowing perfect breathing, and on any sudden exertion do not confineheart and lungs. The muscles of the back are also thereby permitted freeaction and perfect development.

The corset is suspended from the shoulders by means of braces D D, whichaid the expansion of the chest to its natural width, prevent stoopinginjuriously, and, together with the corset, give support to the bust,thereby preserving elegance of form and insuring perfect lit in dresses.

To the waist of the corset are attached adjustable straps E E forattaching the skirts, thereby lifting the weight of the clothes fromvital organs to the natural supportthe shouldersleaving the lower partot' the body free for both internal and external action.

The construction of the corsetbody A B removes all light pressure fromthe abdornnal organs, thereby permitting their natural growth andaction. It removes pressure from the nervous plexuses situated about thewaist, controlling the vital organs of the abdomen.

By thus relieving the entire body ot' abnormal pressure healthycirculation is promoted, digestion not impeded, and cold feet, backaohe,hysteria, palpitation ot' the heart, 8vo., if not cured, are at leastnot induced.

I am aware that shoulder-braces and skirtsupporters attached to corsetsare not new of themselves, and therefore do not claim them, broadly; but

What I do claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The corset, having its body A B cut and constructed with its bottom linea b curved in the manner shown and described, for the purposes setforth, and having the shoulder straps and braces D D, theconnecting-straps and buckles C, skirt-supporting straps and buckles E,all constructed, combined, and arranged as specified and shown.

In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification in thepresence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPHINE N. AMES. Witnesses:

A. C. BRUNDAGE, GEO. H. FELT.

